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Wendy Williams has offended another reality TV star, this time, "Love & Hip Hop: New York" star Erica Mena, who is married to rapper Safaree. According to Gossip Cop, during her Hot Topics segment, Wendy talked about Erica's s pregnancy announcement and how Erica said of people's reactions to it, "You guys are trying to be so negative and nasty about it that it really makes me pray." Wendy commented, "We're not trying to be anything, you're the one putting it out there, Erica. You and Safaree" and then said of the couple they need "to grow up and grow into being parents and if you're not going to want to be married, then just get a divorce and co-parent," adding, "Babies don't save marriages, but good luck with at least your first six months." Erica tweeted, "@WendyWilliams At this point let's link up so I can beat your [expletive]. Your ex husband didn't do a good enough job."
Meghan Markle is being accused of plagiarizing "The Boy on the Bench," another children's book, according to MSN. People pointed out he similarities of first the name (Meg's book is "The Bench") and that both stories are about a boy. But, Corrinne Averiss, the author of "The Boy on the Bench," said she doesn't think they're the same, tweeting, "Reading the description and published excerpt of the Duchess's new book, this is not the same story or the same theme as The Boy on the Bench. I don't see any similarities," she tweeted. Her book is about a boy who is too scared to play with other kids on a playground, so he sits on a bench with his dad. Meg's book is about the boy's relationship with his dad.
Caitlyn Jenner did an interview with FOX News and people are criticizing her for being tone-deaf. She was discussing the problem of homelessness in California…and how it's affected her rich friends. She said, "My friends are leaving California. My [plane] hangar, the guy across… he was packing up his hangar and I said, 'Where are you going?' And he says, 'I'm moving to Sedona, Arizona, I can't take it anymore. I can't walk down the streets and see the homeless.'"
Chris Brown threw a huge party for his 32nd birthday, with 400-500 of his closest friends at his house. The police came around 2am for complaints over loud music and cars double-parked cars. And the neighbors couldn't have been too happy about the helicopters flying overhead. Good thing the police were there to direct traffic since it looked like 91 on its worst day. See the video at tmz.com. And they gave out parking tickets on a lot of cars, probably making quite a bit for LA that night.
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Matt James and his controversial "Bachelor" season frontrunner Rachael Kirconnell are giving things another chance. In a new interview with WSJ Magazine, Rachael confirms that they're in a relationship again, but Matt has made it clear that they're not brushing past Rachael's racism controversy as they try to make things work between them. Matt explained that it's "unfair to leave people without the ability to unlearn and be better." So, he's giving things another go with Rachael since she did win his heart on the show, after all. He said, "We can have critical conversations about being in this relationship and what I need in a partner – especially if that woman isn't black - to understand what comes with me and my life and being Black."
YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, aka "MrBeast," is known for his big charity stunts, but some of his former employees claim he isn't actually all positive vibes. In a report from The New York Times, some of MrBeast's past editors accuse him of bullying, saying he was a "perfectionist" with "unreasonable demands." "Nothing ever worked for him," says 22-year-old Nate Anderson, who worked for MrBeast for just under a week in 2018 before quitting, adding, "He always wanted it a certain way." MrBeast has yet to respond to the bullying allegations. Is that bullying or is it expecting someone to do the job you're paying them for? We'll have to see where this one goes.
Former One Direction star Niall Horan has fans speculating about his relationship status. Some think he may be engaged after The Mail posted pictures of him out with girlfriend Amelia Woolley, who was sporting a gold band on THAT finger.
Believe it or not, it's been ten years since Rebel Wilson's breakout role in "Bridesmaids." Taking to her Instagram story, she's revealed how director Paul Feig (feeg) celebrated the movie's 10th anniversary (May 13, 2011). She showed off a class ring with "Bridesmaids" engraved around a purple stone, along with the words "Hold On," her name, "Ten-Year Anniversary," and the year 2021. The color might be a nod to the bridal party's dresses, and "Hold On" refers to the Wilson Phillips song the group sang at the reception at the end of the movie. Makes it kind of hard to re-gift or pawn.
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Ben Affleck was outed as a big name celebrity who matched with someone on Raya, and now someone else is showing off their celebrity match. "Friends" star Matthew Perry was also exposed by a TikToker who goes by the username of @kittynichole. She shared a FaceTime video of her conversation with Matthew Perry when they were supposedly matched in May of last year. Turning the camera on herself, she looks unimpressed while writing over the video, "When you match with Matthew Perry as a joke on a dating app and he FaceTimes you and plays 20 questions with you." The video has been taken down, but you can see a screenshot of Matthew Perry laying down on her screen at okmagazine.com. No word on when this happened or if they ended up going out but it didn't last since Matthew got engaged to his longtime girlfriend Molly Hurwitz in November.
Jesse Williams, better known as Dr. Jackson Avery, will be leaving "Grey's Anatomy" after 12 seasons. Apparently, his pending exit was revealed last night. He said he was grateful for the opportunities provided by Shonda Rhimes, the network, studio, fellow castmates, our incredible crew. Jesse's final episode will air on May 20th, according to Deadline. That is not enough time for me to come to terms.
Now that Josh Duggar is in trouble – again – some people think it's time to cancel the Duggar family for good. As we told you, Josh, the oldest Duggar child, was arrested for possessing child pornography. Even though he's entered a not guilty plea, a Change.org petition is asking TLC to dump all Duggar-related projects. The petition reads, "The Duggar family should no longer have a platform. This family should no longer be allowed to collect money from streaming services and television series. Enough is enough. Too many people have been harmed." As of press time, the petition had almost 10,000 signatures.
"The Good Wife" star Julianna Margulies and her son have gotten into cooking competitions after becoming obsessed with the cooking show "The Great British Bake Off" during the coronavirus pandemic, according to AceShowbiz. She explained, "My son and I got into 'The Great British Bake Off,' so he and I would have these bake-offs and then, because no one could see each other because we were all in lockdown, he and I would walk down to [the neighbors] and we would leave the cookies." Unfortunately for Julianna, her son always wins. Apparently, he looks up a lot of cooking tips online. Smart kid.
